Louis woelfle



(No Model.)

L. WOELPLE.

GORNIOE.

No. 316,715. Patented Apr. 28, 1885.,

INVENTOI? W Amine M NITED STATES LOUIS WOELFLE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CORNICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 3l6,'715, dated April 28, 1885.

Application filed February 19, 1885. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LoUIs VVOELFLE, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Gornices for Rooms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improved cornice for rooms,that can be made up in separate sections, so as to dispense with the plaster molding, and provide a more ornamental cornice in keeping with the paper or other ornamentation of the wall; and the invention consists of a cornice for room the cove of which is made of sections of pasteboard or other suitable material that are covered at the joints with metallic facestrips and at tached to strips of the wall or ceiling of a room, which strips are covered by ornamental moldings.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a front elevation, and Figs. 2 and 3 are vertical transverse sections of different forms of my improved cornice.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Ain the drawings represents the cove of my improved cornice for rooms, which cove is made of sections of pasteboard or other suitable material, which sections are made of several layers and molded into shape. The sections of the cove A are united at the joints by ornamental metallic face-strips B, whereby the cove is divided into panels separated by metallic strips, which latter serve to greatly strengthen the cove. The sections of the cove A are attached to one of the exposed faces of strips b b, which are secured respectively to the wall and ceiling of the room, whereby said paper cove A is kept from direct contact with the wall or ceiling, and discoloration thereof by dampness or other cause is prevented. The edges of the cove A and strips 1) b are covered by suitable ornamental moldings, d d, so as to be out of sight. The cove A is ornamented at its front surface with any suitable design in keepingwith the pattern of the wall-paper or other covering of the wall, so as to match properly with the same. The covesections are made up ready for use, so that they can be quickly applied in position on the walls and ceiling, they being coveniently sawed off to the proper length, so as to fit in the corners of the rooms. A very ornamental cornice is thereby obtained in place of the solid plaster molding heretofore in use, and a space formed back of the cornice which can be used to advantage for gas and water'pipes, electric wires, or other purposes, as access can be had to the same at any time by removing one or more of the cove-sections.

The space back of the cornice may also be utilized for ventilating purposes by arranging proper openings in the cove of the cornice.

I am aware that cavettoes have heretofore been supported in'moldings attached directly to the wall and ceiling; but in that case the cavetto cannot be removed without removing the strips from the Wall and ceiling, which cannot be done without marring the latter.

In my invention the cavetto is supported apart from the ceiling upon strips attached thereto, and is held by supplemental strips or moldings which are readily detachable for the removal of the cavetto to afford access to gas or water pipes which may be placed behind the latter.

Having thus described myinvention,I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A cornice composed of strips 1) b, secured to the wall and ceiling, a paper cove, A, made in sections and attached to faces of said strips, and detachable moldings d (1, covering the joints between said cove and strips, substantially as described.

2. Acornice composed of strips bb, secured to the Wall and ceiling, a paper cove, A, made in sections and attached to one of the exposed. faces of said strips, metallic face-pieces B, covering the j oints between said cove-sections, and

their inner faces conforming to the curve of go 

